Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Sheffield Wednesday FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Watford FC

Wed 31 Jan 2024 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Matheus Martins

Liam Palmer 29' Y

Akin Famewo 39' Y

Marvin Johnson 42' Y

Barry Bannan 75' Y

Y 76' Matthew Pollock

Y 90' Ben Hamer

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Nield
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC 2023-10-21 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-04-02 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Watford FC	H	0–0	D
26 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–2	L
13 Jan	Southampton FC	A	0–4	L
06 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	4–0	W
01 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	3–1	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–0	D
28 Jan	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
14 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
06 Jan	Chesterfield FC	H	2–1	W
01 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–3	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

–/6

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Watford FC is underway.
5' It’s high time Danny Röhl made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' The referee calls foul for Matheus Martins. He receives a Yellow card.
29' Liam Palmer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Röhl will be considering his options from the bench.
39' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marvin Johnson on 42 minutes.
46' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Yaser Asprilla on, Matheus Martins off on 46 minutes.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' Watford FC have won 406 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
71' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Ike Ugbo exits the field as Bailey Cadamarteri enters on 71.
72' The whistle greets Ike Ugbo as he departs to be replaced by Bailey Cadamarteri.
73' Mileta Rajovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vakoun Issouf Bayo on 73 minute.
74' The supporters are chanting for Ken Sema. He replaces Jamal Lewis on 74 minute.
75' Barry Bannan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
76' Matthew Pollock is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
83' Ryan Porteous gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Matthew Pollock and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Giorgi Chakvetadze by Emmanuel Dennis on 86 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Ben Hamer gets a Yellow card.
90' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 90 minute. Anthony Musaba leaves to be changed by Mallik Wilks.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

26
Ben Hamer
8
Jake Livermore
4
Wesley Hoedt
6
Jamal Lewis ↓ Ken Sema 73'
16
Giorgi Chakvetadze ↓ Emmanuel Dennis 86'
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Mileta Rajovic 73'
15
Matthew Pollock ↓ Ryan Porteous 83'
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru
37
Matheus Martins ↓ Yaser Asprilla 46'
11
Ismael Kone
45
Ryan Andrews

Bench

–
Emmanuel Dennis ↑ 86'
12
Ken Sema ↑ 73'
7
Tom Ince
3
Francisco Sierralta
1
Daniel Bachmann
5
Ryan Porteous ↑ 83'
42
James Morris
18
Yaser Asprilla ↑ 46'
9
Mileta Rajovic ↑ 73'

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	4
Tom Lees	1
Yaser Asprilla	1
Michael Smith	1
Pol Valentin Sancho	1
Tom Ince	1
Ryan Porteous	1
Josh Windass	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-01-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2024-01-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-01-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2024-01-13 Southampton FC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-01-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Cardiff City FC W 2024-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Hull City AFC W

Watford FC Form

2024-01-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2024-01-28 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2024-01-06 Watford FC 2–1 Chesterfield FC W 2024-01-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.04 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC35% Draw33% Watford FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 1.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Watford FC

65%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Watford FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC24% Draw55% Watford FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.5%

1 – 0

12.9%

0 – 1

11.7%

2 – 0

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 1

2.4%

3 – 0

2.4%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	21%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	19%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.